Nexvision announced a Linux-based network video camera reference design with remote access and analytics based on the Texas Instruments 1GHz, DSP-enabled DM8148 DaVinci processor. The CAMSMOOV also integrates an FPGA, as well as a camera with up to four camera processing boards supporting up to 1080p@60fps H.264 video at up to 12 megapixels, plus sensors and a variety of wired and wireless I/O.

The last time we checked in with Marseille, France-based Nexvision was in 2008, when the company announced the CamHD IP video camera design, incorporating the Texas Instruments (TI) TMS320DM6467 DaVinci processor. (The Linux-based hardware/software product was also equipped with an Altera Cyclone III field-programmable gate array.)

This time, the company has moved up to TI's TMS320DM8148 DaVinci system on chip (SoC), announced in March. The DM8148 supports a single 1080p60 frames per second (fps) video stream or three simultaneous 720p30 video streams, according to TI. Alternatively, it can run multiple lower resolution streams at three Watts.

The CAMSMOOV also includes a third-party accessible video analytics framework, says the company. Analytics features are said to include motion, fire, traffic, and license plate recognition. Other features include human-shape detection and intelligent behavior recognition.

The CAMSMOOV adds an unnamed FPGA to the DM8148, integrated with a NexVision IP video pre-processor front-end that offers a 3D video enhancement and noise reduction chip, says Nexvision. The FPGA is said to include its own DDR3 SDRAM, in addition to the CAMSMOOV's main banks of 512MB to 1GB of DDR3 SDRAM.

CAMSMOOV simplified block diagram (Click to enlarge)

The dual-lens camera subsystem offers up to 12V/Lux-sec. sensitivity, and the lens provides a 60 to 185 deg. field of vision, says Nexvision. Up to four camera video input boards can be mixed and matched, with the video inputs combining to provide H.264 MP-compressed video images up to 1080p @60fps.

The board options include specialty boards such as the CAMPANO line, which offers high-sensitivity processing at 4096 x 500 pixel resolution, says the company. There's also a SWIRCAM board that provides short-wave infrared imaging as well as high-power LED lighting (see spec list below).

Video outputs, meanwhile, include mini-HDMI, D1 composite, and VGA, says Nexvision. Storage and expansion features are said to include both microSD and SD sockets, a SATA port, and dual mini-PCI Express (PCIe) slots.

The CAMSMOOV is further equipped with a gigabit Ethernet port, as well as wireless features including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and even ZigBee short-range wireless. A wide variety of sensors, including temperature and pressure sensors are also available, says the company. A mini-USB 2.0 OTG port is provided in addition to serial, JTAG, and I2C/SPI interfaces, says Nexvision.